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Agate Pendant Necklace

On January 23, 2012 By

The polished agate pendant I used in this necklace was my favorite find from Beads, Etc. in South Lake Tahoe, California last November. I was concerned because the hole in the pendant is quite small for a kumihimo necklace, but I couldn’t leave the store without it. I love the way the artist allowed the [...]

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20-tama Eyeglass Cord

On October 2, 2011 By

Even when we’re making mistakes, we’re learning. This week there were far more “learning experiences” than successful projects in my workroom. Take the project in the photo at the left, for example. The first hurdle to overcome appeared when I needed to take the groups of threads off of eight of the tama and pass [...]

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Hollow Braid Experiment

On September 11, 2011 By

I’ve tossed my share of unsuccessful projects into the trash over the years. Often it’s the wisest thing to do when faced with a warp that just isn’t working the way you wanted it to work. But when I’ve made the effort to wind 16 tama with 48 strands of 40weight rayon each, I’m reluctant [...]

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